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DIE-compressed Season 2 Episode 2: A Disease of Thought
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read DIE: Loaded Issue 2. 2 DIE 2 Compressed. Our Tumblr: DIE-compressed.tumblr.com Our Bluesky: @die-compressed.bsky.social Our Email...
DIE-compressed Season 2 Episode 1: Of Course It's Magpies
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read DIE: Loaded Issue 1. DIE is back and so are we. Our Tumblr: DIE-compressed.tumblr.com Our Bluesky: @die-compressed.bsky.socia...
Feed Drop: Skip List Episode 2
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Skip List episodes will be published to our show feed, subscribe to us there for more episodes! feeds.libsyn.com/420611/rss https://podcasts.apple.com...
Feed Drop: Skip List Episode 1
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew have a new podcast: Skip List! Join us for our first episode where we actually read some books. Gen reads The Andalite Chronicles and Ani...
Feed Drop: Skip List Episode 0
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew have a new podcast, Skip List! If you enjoyed us reading DIE, come join us while we read two pulp science fiction series from 1996-2005, ...
DIE-compressed Creator Interview: Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans
30 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew sit down with Kieron and Stephanie to talk about the end of DIE. Our Tumblr: DIE-compressed.tumblr.com Our Twitter: @diecompressed O...
DIE-compressed Episode 20: It's All For You
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 20. Our Tumblr: DIE-compressed.tumblr.com Our Twitter: @diecompressed Our Email: [email protected] DIE, by Kiero...
DIE-compressed Episode 19: I'm Always Someone Else
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 19, and have a good cry about it. Join us for: Gender feelings! Queer feelings! Tragedy feelings! Nearly end of Die Feelings! ...
DIE-compressed Episode 18: Stars and Wishes
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 18, join us as we discuss Sol's trauma, Ash's trauma, basically everyone's trauma, and talk about some jobs Sol could have in ...
DIE-compressed Episode 17: Delving Too Deep
12 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 17, join us as we discuss the lovecraft stories that we didn't read, talk about Tolkien and ships, and get seriously freaked o...
DIE-compressed Episode 16: Boys and Corpses
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 16, the first issue of Bleed! Join us as we talk Lovecraft, tall ships, shitty gamer boys, and Chuck's ass. Our Tumblr: D...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 15: Shared Fantasy Chapters 1 and 2
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read the first two chapters of Shared Fantasy, by Gary Alan Fine. We enjoyed learning more about the gamers of the late 70s, and did not ...
DIE-compressed Creator Interview: Kieron Gillen
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew sit down with Hugo Award Nominated writer Kieron Gillen and talk about everything DIE, from the writing, to the research, to the RPG, and...
DIE-compressed Creator Interview: Stephanie Hans
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew sit down with Hugo Award Nominated artist Stephanie Hans to talk about her work on DIE and its influences. Our Tumblr: DIE-compresse...
DIE-compressed Episode 15: Emotional Archaeology
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 15, the last issue of The Great Game. It prompts a lot of discussion on the nature of heroes and dungeons. Join us for convers...
DIE-compressed Creator Interview: Clayton Cowles
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew sit down with Eisner Nominated Letterer Clayton Cowles to talk about lettering, DIE, and lettering DIE. Our Tumblr: DIE-compressed.t...
DIE-compressed Episode 14: Make Me Sad
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 14. Less research required for this issue, but it's still a hell of a thing. We talk about dual-wielding emotions, the colors ...
DIE-compressed Episode 13: I Saved the World
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 13. Our 600+ pages of research pay off in a big way this issue. We talk Kriegspiel, new theories about the fallen grandmaster,...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 14: Playing at the World Chapter 6
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read Playing At the World, Chapter 6. We finished reading the book! The last chapter is mostly about Zork, so join us for a quick recap o...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 13: Playing at the World Chapter 5
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read Playing At the World, Chapter 5. Join us as we discuss the history of D&D after it's publication, and discover our new favorite rpg ...
DIE-compressed Episode 12: Tyrant of my Heart
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 12. More DIE! This week we have a lot to talk about. Join us as we slowly piece together all the references we miss, and someh...
DIE-compressed Episode 11: Critical Derivative Alert
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 11. We're back with actual DIE content and it's fantastic! Ash and Isabelle have a grown-up conversation. Chuck does some dumb...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 12: Playing at the World Chapter 4
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read Playing At the World, Chapter 4. This one is rant inducing. Join us for more Brontës, Coventry, The Society for Creative Anachronis...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 11: Playing at the World Chapter 3
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read Playing At the World, Chapter 3. This one is long. Sorry, the chapter has 170 pages in it, so bear with us. Join us for an actual hi...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 10: Playing at the World Chapter 2
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read Playing At the World, Chapter 2. It's 120 pages of content! Join them as they discuss the creation of the fantasy genre, or at least...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 9: Playing at the World Chapter 1
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read Playing At the World, Chapter 1. They have a good time. Join them to poke fun at some nerds from the 1960s who made some dumb rpg th...
DIE-compressed DIE-Friends 1
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a new segment, Gen and Drew bring new voices onto the show to talk about DIE. This week, they talk to Rachel, a DIE fan and cosplayer they met at N...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 8: Make Stuff Up
01 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew get back from their unexpected hiatus and are ready to read Split the Party and the DIE RPG Arcana rules (Which can be found here http://...
DIE-compressed Death of the Faewilds 6: Damien and the King
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At the wedding, the story draws to it's inevitable conclusion. Our Tumblr: DIE-compressed.tumblr.com Our Twitter: @diecompressed Our Email: dieco...
DIE-compressed Episode 10: Watch Me
07 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 10. The one they've been waiting for. Join them as they forget how to podcast correctly after 1 whole year of doing this thing...
DIE-compressed Death of the Faewilds 5: The Secret Keeper
30 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Content warning: Descriptions of gory combat The gang visits a grave and talks about their feelings. Avery messes up and Erin gets hurt. Drew had to...
DIE-compressed Death of the Faewilds 4: Avery and the Exile
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The gang is staring down the barrel of a snake. They meet some familiar faces, and we learn some new information. Our Tumblr: DIE-compressed.tumblr...
DIE-compressed Episode 9: "Consumption"
10 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 9. This one messes them up. Like a lot. Join them as they discuss their new favorite issue of DIE, and try to articulate how w...
DIE-compressed Episode 8: Her Tiny Text
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 8. They delve deep. Join us for our all new headcannons about the shape of Matt's sword, the identity of the Warden, and the p...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 7: The Fancy-Pants Ruler of Angria
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read Tales of Glass Town, Angria, and Gondol, a collection of stories by the Brontë siblings. Are you wondering who Lord Zamorna is? Loo...
DIE-compressed Death of the Faewilds 3: Erin and the Shapeshifter
29 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A storm hits, and the party is out of luck. Someone gets hurt, Holly uses the Voice, and the gang spends the evening in a Fruedian murder house. Ou...
DIE-compressed Death of the Faewilds 2: Holly and the Queen
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The gang gets a limp-Glen-corpse from point A to point B. They meet some familiar figures and barter for their friend's life. Drew attempts to describ...
DIE-compressed Episode 7: Real real
07 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 7. They develop sympathy for Chuck. Join us for a three-fold desert in the Realm of Three. Gen maps the DIE, Drew has a theory...
DIE-compressed Death of the Faewilds 1: Glen
25 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
While avoiding their 10th high school reunion, Holly, Avery, Erin, and Glen sit down for a fun evening of reconnecting and maybe even reconciling, whi...
DIE-compressed Episode 6: Cathedrals of Consumerism
10 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 6. It makes them sad. Join us as we discuss binary aliens, potential love triangles, and the best god-damn comic panel in hist...
DIE-compressed Death of the Faewilds 0: Setup
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew are joined friends of the show Gigi and Dailen. Together they sit down and create the drama-ridden lives of Holly, Glen, Avery, and Er...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 6: Rule the Rules
09 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read Fantasy Heartbreaker and the DIE RPG Beta rules (Which can be found here http://diecomic.com/rpg/) They have many good things to say...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 5: Serious Academic Looking Book, Part 3 - An Embodiment in Fantasy Side B, Core Fantasy
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew FINALLY finish reading Dangerous Games, by Joseph P Laycock. Here's part four, of three. This is the one where they actually talk about T...
DIE-compressed Episode 5: Existential Survivor
06 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 5. Things spin out of control, and we reach the conclusion of Fantasy Heartbreaker. Join us while we talk exclusively on the l...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 4: Serious Academic Looking Book, Part 3 - An Embodiment in Fantasy Side A, Wrestling with Tolkien
30 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew continue to read Dangerous Games, by Joseph P Laycock. Here's part three, of three, finally. Wait, I'm receiving a note, uh… I guess th...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 3: Serious Academic Looking Book, Part 2 - Vermillion Hunger
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew continue to read Dangerous Games, by Joseph P Laycock. Here's part two of three. We talk BADDies, White Wolf Games, vampires, and Otherki...
DIE-compressed Episode 4: Shameless Steamroller Enthusiasm
09 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 4. This one is really good. We talk about friendships, queerness, and come up with a wild headcanon about the grandmaster's id...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 2: Serious Academic Looking Book, Part 1
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read Dangerous Games, by Joseph P Laycock. It went long. So here's part one of three. Hear about our disastrous larp experiences, reasons...
DIE-compressed Episode 3: The Tolkien Issue
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read issue 3. Gen has THOUGHTS. Drew figures out most of this issue's references in real time. We talk about this issue's historical subt...
DIE-compressed Off-Week 1: Suspicious of Nostalgia
26 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew watch the first episode of the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon. We have fun. Join us for discussions about 80s cartoons, 2000s cartoons we l...
DIE-compressed Episode 2: Euclidean Nightmares
12 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read the second issue of DIE. Emotions abound. We have thoughts about role-playing game archetypes, Prussia 40K, orcs, and potential cosp...
DIE-compressed Episode 1: Paracosms
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gen and Drew read the first issue of DIE. Spoilers: we love it. Additionally, we sit down with special guest, Kieron Gillen, writer of DIE, in the bac...
DIE-compressed - Trailer
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Two nerds, Gen and Drew, let you know about the podcast they're about to embark on. We react to Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Han's new ongoing comic se...